A Beautiful Truth by Colin McAdam

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Walt and Judy have health and wealth, but they can’t have children, and kindly Walt longs to heal his wife’s terrible sadness. Then he comes across an article in Life magazine, headlined “Conversations with a Chimp”, about a group of chimps in Oklahoma who have been taught to speak in sign language — and a great idea is born. He and Judy become the devoted parents of Looee, a chimp that they quickly come to love. Looee is as curious, captivating and naughty as any child, but he’s not a child. “That creature is neither